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Catalina Trail at Butterfly Family Fun Day at the Bullock Museum. She was
featured on the cover of the August 1976 National Geographic after the discovery of the monarch butterflies migration retreat in Mexico. She said, "I am the only living member of the team who discovered the Monarch Butterfly overwintering sanctuaries in Mexico in 1975."
Mary says, "I can't find the source of this quote":
Mary says, "I can't find the source of this quote":
In a comment (below), she asks, "What do you all think about the book as a whole?""The novel is structured in a way that makes the reader realize that all the things we do without considering the future have grave consequences — from the personal (smoking, sex) to the global (climate change). We may realize it's human nature to make a mistake and stay the course in much smaller ways (such as Dellarobia's unplanned pregnancy and unhappy marriage)."This theme makes the flood at the end a very fitting way to end the novel. It's easy to see how we've failed to correct our path towards climate change when all the small changes Dellarobia made in her life won't matter unless we make the most important changes with respect to the environment."
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I think I must have gotten that quote from someone's review on Goodreads, but I have not been able to find the source. I will keep looking and let you all know who wrote that about the book.
My local reading group will be discussing the book next fall.
What do you all think about the book as a whole?
The monarch science is all accurate EXCEPT placing the monarchs in TENNESSEE! If they change their overwintering location due to global climate change, they surely would just be stopping farther north in Mexico, not transplanting themselves to the mountains of Tennessee. It took too much suspension of disbelief for me to accept that!
http://texasbutterflyranch.com/2012/07/10/founder-of-the-monarch-butterfly-roosting-sites-in-mexico-lives-a-quiet-life-in-austin-texas/
and
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151435264891096&set=a.10151435262116096.549814.108529246095&type=1&theater
Both links give interesting information about the discovery of the Mexican overwintering sites in Mexico.
http://texasbutterflyranch.com/2013/01/29/tales-of-a-butterfly-evangelist-tedx-san-antonio-talk-on-monarch-butterfly-migration-finally-published-2/
My friend offers her Monarch Evangelist presentation!
I still haven't finished the book even though it is an excellent read. I appreciate the info that you've shared especially the presentation by your friend--the butterfly evangelist.
FB was a fabulous book to read, on a scale of one to ten I give it an eight. I was delighted knowing a mom with two small children return to school, although sorry she left Cub. The last few pages were a surprise, never expected the water. I enjoy books that have descriptive phrases you can picture in your mind. Monarch butterflies are stunning creature with their prominent colors.
I have been a little nervous about going much further in the book because I don't want Dellarobia to leave Cub for Ovid. After noticing the post that she does leave Cub, I'm wondering whether it is "just" to attend college. The only things I liked about Dellarobia were her enthusiasm for learning and the love that she showed for her children. I did not like her superiority complex especially in her treatment of Cub.
http://monarchwatch.org/bring-back-the-monarchs/
Help Monarch Watch "Bring Back the Monarchs"!
I loved this book! I thought it was intelligent as well as beautifully written. I've been a fan of Barbara Kingsolver for a lot time - and this is one of my favorites of all of her novels.
I agree that this was a wonderful book. I gave it a 10 on my scale of 1 to 10. Not only was the story and characters well written, but I learned more about monarchs (enriched by the links provided by other members) and climate change. I was thankful that Ovid kept his integrity. I even enjoyed the bright orange monarch-like pages inside the covers.
http://www.viralnova.com/monarch-butterfly-migration/
Take a look at these!
http://www.viralnova.com/monarch-butterfly-migration/
Beautiful!
Amazing! The book made the article more meaningful. Thanks for sharing the link.
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